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We salute our heroes at the 17th Annual Steve Chase Humanitarian Awards.
n 1995, Dr. Luc Montagnier was honored at our very first “Steve Chase.”
While the gala has become one of the most anticipated events of the Palm Springs social season, the co-discoverer of HIV and eminent AIDS researcher has gone on to further accolades, including the 2008 Nobel Prize for Medicine. We are delighted to welcome Dr. Montagnier back on March 12, 2011 to receive our Lifetime Achievement Award in Science and Medicine. Unfortunately, 30 years into this epidemic, AIDS is not over. Joining Dr. Montagnier will be Dionne Warwick and Pauley Perrette, who use their celebrity to carry on with essential AIDS activism. We honor them as well as local leaders Tammy Fox and Patrick Jordan, who serve key roles in guiding our organization and helping to raise the funds that sustain services to our 2,200+ clients while keeping HIV testing free and confidential. We give silent honor to those of you who don’t cross our stage but who buy tickets to our events, volunteer at our office or one of our Revivals stores, or lend your expertise as a Board member. You help is essential.
David Brinkman CEO
The 17th Annual
Steve Chase Humanitarian Awards
Curtis Ringness, Jr.
Chairman of the Board
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